I want to begin programming?
C++ is a language not a program, but I'll forgive you. C++ is the most popular language and is very good for writing games; however, writing games is not necessarily easy. Make sure you start small like a breakout or tetris like game. There are a bunch of C++ compilers out there. The two most popular are GCC and Visual C++ compiler. You can both for free. If you are running Windows, you can get a modified version of GCC either by downloading mingw or Dev-C++. Visual C++ can be obtained free with Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition. I would suggest you get the Visual C++ 2008 because you can also get the Dark GDK for free, but you should first learn the language. You may also want to consider Java or C#. They are both capable of game development.http://www.microsoft.com/expresshttp://www.bloodshed.net/devcpp.html
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